Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Horsetail

Sturnira giannae compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Equisetum
Species	Sturnira giannae	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.